St Albans High School For Girls Playing Field Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of Condition 11 (hours of opening) to amend hours of opening to the use hereby permitted shall not be outside the following times: 0930 hours and 18:30 hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive and 0830 hours and 18:30 hours on Saturdays with occasi… Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Nov 2026; it is now day 127.
Site constraints 3
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 127, past the statutory target. 78% of commercial premises in St Albans are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 322342PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15006115
- Comments by
- 6 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 14 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
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The consultation period closed on 6 Aug 2026.